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On the 2016 Sunshine List · 8 years

Abigail Payne

Professor / Director · McMaster University
Professor / DirectorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2009
2016 Total Compensation Paid
$118,177.18
▼ 32.7% since 2009

Abigail Payne was paid $118,177.18 in total compensation as Professor / Director at McMaster University in 2016, 18% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Abigail Payne has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 8 times since 2009, earning $1.4M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $172,889.00 a year, down 33% over that span.

That is 29% below the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$118,177.18
Latest compensation
in 2016
$1.4M
Total compensation
across 8 years
$172,889.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
-32.7%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

8 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$103K$131K$159K$187K$215K20092010201120122013201420152016
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

Totals, averages, and the biggest moves — all total compensation.

A career, year by year.

How Abigail Payne's total compensation has moved across 8 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2015 · $204,404.34
Lifetime total compensation$1.4M
Annual average$172,889.00
Total growth since 2009-32.7%
Biggest raise+11.5% (2014)
Biggest drop-42.2% (2016)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

8 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2016Latest
Professor / Director↑ role changed$118,177.18▼ 42.2%
2015★ Best
Professor$204,404.34▲ 5.1%
2014
Professor$194,502.05▲ 11.5%
2013
Professor$174,444.37▲ 2.0%
2012
Professor$171,087.38▲ 3.4%
2011
Professor$165,459.80▼ 7.8%
2010
Professor$179,368.76▲ 2.1%
2009First
Professor$175,671.08
8 years total$1.4M total$172,889.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Professor / Director
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2016
Years on list
8

Data source

Salary data is published annually by the Ontario government under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act. Only employees earning $100,000+ are disclosed.

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